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A list of British & Irish Lions captains after Paul O'Connell was named the 2009 captain for the tour of South Africa.

2009 Paul O'Connell (Ireland - pictured) v South Africa

2005 Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) v New Zealand

2001 Martin Johnson (England) v Australia

1997 Martin Johnson (England) v South Africa

1993 Gavin Hastings (Scotland) v New Zealand

1989 Finlay Calder (Scotland) v Australia

1983 Ciaran Fitzgerald (Ireland) v New Zealand

1980 Bill Beaumont (England) v South Africa

1977 Phil Bennett (Wales) v New Zealand

1974 Willie John McBride (Ireland) v South Africa:

1971 John Dawes (Wales) v New Zealand

1968 Tom Kiernan (Ireland) v South Africa

1966 Mike Campbell-Lamerton (Scotland) v NZ and Aus:

1962 Arthur Smith (Scotland) v South Africa

1959 Ronnie Dawson (Ireland) v NZ and Aus

1955 Robin Thompson (Ireland) v South Africa

1950 Karl Mullen (Ireland) v Aus & NZ

1938 Sam Walker (Ireland) v South Africa

1930 Doug Prentice (England) v Aus & NZ

1924 Ronald Cove-Smith (England) v South Africa

1910 Tommy Smyth (Ireland) v South Africa

1908 Boxer Harding (Wales) v New Zealand

1904 David Bedell-Sivright (Scotland) v NZ & Aus:

1903 Mark Morrison (Scotland) v South Africa

1899 Matthew Mullineux/Frank Stout (England) v Australia

1896 Johnny Hammond (England) v South Africa

1891 Bill Maclagen (Scotland) v South Africa

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